A cessna 172 pilot entered restr airspace without a clearance near cmh.

Attributes
ACN	442333
Time
Date	199907
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cmh.airport
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl single value : 3400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 233 flight time type : 110
ASRS Report	442333
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Approaching columbus, in, from the northeast, I climbed to approximately 3400 ft to pass over the class D airspace. I called columbus anyway to let them know my position, and they approved my transition over their airspace and provided winds and altimeter setting. After clearing columbus class D airspace to the west, I began a slow descent. While descending, I checked my notepad for monroe county class D frequency (the next airport in the flight path). At that point, I saw my note, reminding me to check the status of the R-3401A and B restr area west of columbus. I realized then that I was already in the center of the restr area. It was about the same distance to get out of the airspace in any direction, so I thought it best to continue on my current course and exit the airspace as quickly as possible. When I later contacted monroe county, in, they confirmed the incursion. Contributing factors may have been my distraction while talking to columbus. Always flight planning around restr airspace would avoid problems like this one.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CESSNA 172 PLT ENTERED RESTR AIRSPACE WITHOUT A CLRNC NEAR CMH.

Narrative: APCHING COLUMBUS, IN, FROM THE NE, I CLBED TO APPROX 3400 FT TO PASS OVER THE CLASS D AIRSPACE. I CALLED COLUMBUS ANYWAY TO LET THEM KNOW MY POS, AND THEY APPROVED MY TRANSITION OVER THEIR AIRSPACE AND PROVIDED WINDS AND ALTIMETER SETTING. AFTER CLRING COLUMBUS CLASS D AIRSPACE TO THE W, I BEGAN A SLOW DSCNT. WHILE DSNDING, I CHKED MY NOTEPAD FOR MONROE COUNTY CLASS D FREQ (THE NEXT ARPT IN THE FLT PATH). AT THAT POINT, I SAW MY NOTE, REMINDING ME TO CHK THE STATUS OF THE R-3401A AND B RESTR AREA W OF COLUMBUS. I REALIZED THEN THAT I WAS ALREADY IN THE CTR OF THE RESTR AREA. IT WAS ABOUT THE SAME DISTANCE TO GET OUT OF THE AIRSPACE IN ANY DIRECTION, SO I THOUGHT IT BEST TO CONTINUE ON MY CURRENT COURSE AND EXIT THE AIRSPACE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. WHEN I LATER CONTACTED MONROE COUNTY, IN, THEY CONFIRMED THE INCURSION. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS MAY HAVE BEEN MY DISTR WHILE TALKING TO COLUMBUS. ALWAYS FLT PLANNING AROUND RESTR AIRSPACE WOULD AVOID PROBS LIKE THIS ONE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.